Monday, November 16, 2015

Avanir Initiates (TRIAD) for Alzheimer's Agitation

Today it was announced that Avanir Pharmaceuticals (Otsuka) has initiated what they call their TRIAD clinical programs.  The clinical trials will utilize AVP-786 for the treatment of agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease.  There will be two parts to the initial TRIAD program, Triad-1 which has been initiated, and Triad-2, which will be initiated in 2015 also. The clinicial trial should last around two years.  
  
TRIAD-1  NCT02442765
Dosing will be (DM/Q)  18/4.9 mg, or 28/4.9 mg over 12 weeks, and enroll 380 patients.
TRIAD-2   NCT02442778
Dosing will be (DM/Q)  28/4.9 mg, over 12 weeks, and enroll 325 patients.

Avanir also announced that the company has received "Fast Track" for this indication, and that AVP-786 used for their phase 2 clinical trial as adjunct for major depression disorder, will complete enrollment by the end of 2015.  

Bottom Line:  
The TRIAD program that has been announced today, is a big commitment to drug AVP-786, not only for agitation in Alzheimer's, but also adjunct for major depression disorder, residual schizophrenia, and disinhibition syndrome.  Thank you for reading.  
 

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